Week 1 Friday football roundup

Hey folks,
Here’s a look at the games we covered and that were called in tonight. Some of the highlights included San Ramon Valley beating Mitty on a last second 47-yard field goal and Independence’s Tony Lopez running back a pair of punts 97 yards and 90 yards for scores in the 76ers win over Fremont.

Oak Grove bounced back with an impressive win over San Benito. Wilcox also beat Terra Nova 27-14, but that box came in late without any statistical details.

By Ben Enos
Bay Area News Group
San Ramon Valley High kicker Brett Barbier had already made his 47-yard field goal when he found out that Archbishop Mitty coach Matt Haniger successfully called time out to ice him.

The ploy didn’t work.

Barbier stepped up and slammed his field goal home again with 17.7 seconds left, sending Mitty — the No. 2-ranked team in the Mercury News top 15 — to a stunning 16-13 loss at San Ramon Valley.

After trailing 13-6 at halftime, San Ramon Valley (1-0) got the big play it needed with 4:33 left in the third quarter when safety Michael Tagliaferri stepped in front of a Kyle Boehm pass, intercepting it and running it back 34 yards for a touchdown.

Tagliaferri’s play was emblematic of a fantastic overall effort by the Wolves defense. It held the Cal-bound Boehm to just 39 yards passing, intercepting him twice.

Boehm did run for 126 yards and two touchdowns, but it didn’t matter in the end result.

“That’s probably one of the top 10 teams in Northern California, as far as I’m concerned,” Haniger said. “We got better tonight, and that’s the thing that I’m happy about tonight.”

Mitty (1-1) did a good job of containing San Ramon Valley’s highly-touted quarterback Zach Kline for a half, but after halftime the junior began to make things happen, finding a rhythm and guiding his team down the field. Even though he only threw for 132 yards, it was an impressive 2010 debut for Kline.

SAN RAMON VALLEY 16, MITTY 13

Archbishop Mitty 0 13 0 0–13

San Ramon Valley 0 6 7 3–16

AM — Boehm 30 run (Vaca kick)

SRV — Egan 3 run (kick blocked)

AM — Boehm 10 run (kick blocked)

SRV — Tagliaferri 34 interception return (Rider kick)

SRV — Barbieri 47 FG

Records — Archbishop Mitty 1-1; San Ramon Valley 1-0.

Palo Alto 21, Burlingame 9: Palo Alto’s Maurice Williams showed off a quick first step Friday night, resulting in a pair of touchdowns, as the Vikings defeated host Burlingame 21-9 in a the season opener for both teams.

Williams caught five passes for 99 yards, including a 23-yarder that all but sealed the victory in the fourth quarter.

“It was our first game, so we needed to get into a motion,” Williams said. “We need to be tough and work hard. We have Mitty this year, so we really have to be practicing hard.”

“It didn’t feel like the first-game jitters, but we were a little slow at the start,” Bono said. “We were making some mistakes because they did some things we didn’t expect.”

The Vikings finally got going after Burlingame fumbled the second-half kickoff. Three plays later, Hill went 5 yards to make it 14-2 Palo Alto.

— Rick Eymer

PALO ALTO 21, BURLINGAME 9

Palo Alto 0 7 7 7 – 21

Burlingame 2 0 0 7 – 9

B – Anderson tackled in end zone

PA – Williams 40 pass from Bono (Bono kick)

PA – Hill 5 run (Bono kick)

PA – Williams 23 pass from Bono (Bono kick)

B – Cuddy 17 pass from Gutierrez (Nasre kick)

Records — Palo Alto 1-0; Burlingame 0-1

Serra 28, Monte Vista 21: Serra capitalized on three big mistakes and Erich Wilson carried 30 times for 149 yards to lead the Padres over host Monte Vista-Danville in a non-league victory.

The Mustangs’ first error came on the first drive of the game. After Monte Vista (0-1) moved 24 yards on six plays, junior quarterback Jeff Lockie was pressured, rolled out and jumped to try to throw the ball over an oncoming defender. The ball settled into the gut of Serra’s Brandon Bochi, who returned the interception to the Mustangs’ 21. Four plays later, fullback Alex Bravo scored from the 1 to give Serra (1-1) a 7-0 lead.

The teams then traded touchdowns and were tied 14-14 at halftime.

— Bill Kolb

SERRA 28, MONTE VITSA 21

Serra 7 7 7 7– 28

Monte Vista 0 14 7 0– 21

S — Bravo 1 run (Toms kick)

MV — Turner 14 pass from Lockie (Brown kick)

S — Bravo 6 run (Toms kick)

MV — Lockie 9 run (Brown kick)

MV — McGovern 2 pass from Lockie (Brown kick)

S — Tuitavake 1 run (Toms kick)

S — Wilson 20 run (Toms kick)

PIEDMONT HILLS 40, EVERGREEN VALLEY 7

Juquelle Thompson scored two touchdowns, one on a 77-yard kickoff return, to lead Piedmont Hills to its second win. Quarterback Jason Harms accounted for two TDs, while Johnny Beard and Jonah Moon provided rushing yards. The Pirates’ defense was led by linebackers Moon, Ruben Caraballo and Stephen Anderson.

Piedmont Hills 20 “‚13 “‚7 “‚ 0–40

Evergreen Valley 0 “‚ 0 “‚ 0″‚ 7– 7

PH — Thompson 77 kickoff return (Rico kick)

PH — Moon 17 run (kick failed)

PH — Anderson 9 pass from Harms (Rico kick)

PH — Bates 41 run (Rico kick)

PH — Thompson 34 pass from Harms (kick failed)

PH — Moon 5 run (Rico kick)

EV — Scoring not available.

Records — Piedmont Hills 2-0; Evergreen Valley 0-2.

OAK GROVE 34, SAN BENITO 13

Kaelum Harvey scored on a pair of long runs to lead Oak Grove to a big win over San Benito. Quarterback Ray Rivera threw two touchdown passes, and Jacari Carr added a rushing score as the Eagles picked up their first victory of the season.

OG — Harvey 40 run (Kick good)

OG — Hopps 30 pass from Rivera (Kick good)

OG — Carr 19 run (Kick good)

OG — Harvey 28 run (Kick failed)

OG — Johns 2 pass from Rivera (Kick good)

SB — scoring not available

Records — San Benito 1-1; Oak Grove 1-1

SOBRATO 35, LELAND 34

Junior quarterback Jerry Jacob Jr. ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead Sobrato over Leland in the first meeting between the schools. Connor Habstad intercepted a pass inside the 5-yard line with less than 30 seconds left in the game to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. Steven Villareal had a receiving touchdown and also came up with an interception on defense.

Leland 14 “‚ 14 “‚ 6 “‚ 0–34

Sobrato 7 “‚14 “‚7 “‚ 7–35

S — Jacob 2 run (Henner kick)

S — Jacob 12 run (Henner kick)

S — Villareal 10 pass from Jacob (Henner kick)

S — Jacob 4 run (Henner kick)

S — Mbonu 1 run (Henner kick)

L — Scoring not available

Records — Leland 1-1; Sobrato 2-0

PIONEER 12, NORTH SALINAS 7

Junior Michael Simonini kicked two field goals, and Pioneer sealed the victory late in the fourth quarter on a 50-yard screen pass for a touchdown by Curtis Tanquary. Abil Charki had a 40-yard interception return, and free safety Debarius Dees was the leading tackler for the Mustangs’ defense.

North Salinas 0 “‚ 0 “‚ 0 “‚ 7– 7

Pioneer 3 “‚3 “‚0 “‚ 6–12

NS — Scoring not available.

P — Simonini 23 field goal.

P — Simonini 28 field goal

P — Tanquary 50 pass from Borrego (two-point failed)

Records — North Salinas 0-2; Pioneer 1-1.

MT. PLEASANT 18, GUNDERSON 0

Senior quarterback David Ramirez ran for all three Mt. Pleasant touchdowns. Junior Thai Truong led the Cardinals rushing attack with 104 yards in 16 carries. Mt. Pleasant’s strong defensive effort was led by Ahmad Tools, Kenneth Manibusan and Sam Alzadua.

Mt. Pleasant 6 6 0 6–18

Gunderson 0 0 0 0– 0

MP — Ramirez run (conversion failed).

MP — Ramirez run (conversion failed).

MP — Ramirez run (conversion failed).

Records — Mt. Pleasant 1-0; Gunderson 0-1.

WESTMONT 30, LEIGH 28

Westmont scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to edge Leigh. Senior Alex Kamara led the Warriors’ offense with 15 carries for 218 yards and three catches for 60 yards, accounting for two touchdowns. Senior quarterback Marcus Bojorquez was 12 for 17 for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Nehemiah Tia had five catches for 63 yards and two sacks and a safety on defense. Senior Larry Donald caught three TD passes for Leigh.

Leigh 21 0 7 0–28

Westmont 0 16 0 14–30

L — Donald 30 pass from Davis (kick good)

L — Donald 15 pass from Davis (kick good)

L — McDermiad 40 run (kick good)

W — Harvel 15 run (Zaragoza kick)

W — Tia safety

W — Kamara 80 run (Zaragoza kick)

L — Donald 15 from Davis (kick good)

W — Kamara 55 pass from Bojorquez (Zaragoza kick)

W — Harvel 28 pass from Bojorquez (Zaragoza kick)

Records — Leigh 0-1; Westmont 2-0.

PROSPECT 7, MONTA VISTA 7

Casey Mintz connected with Alejandro Puente for Prospect’s only score. Mintz threw for 225 yards, and Puente had 97 yards receiving and an interception. Brian Kaewkan had 73 yards of total offense for Prospect, and Angel Siller had 10 tackles.

Monta Vista 0 0 7 0–7

Prospect 0 0 7 0–7

P — Puente 60 pass from Mintz (Eyers kick)

MV — Scoring not available.

Records — Monta Vista 1-0-1; Prospect 0-0-1.

INDEPENDENCE 34, FREMONT 8

Tony Lopez broke a school record for punt return yardage, scoring on returns of 97 and 90 yards, as Independence beat Fremont. Robert Rodriguez had 102 yards on the ground and two touchdowns and added an interception. The 76ers’ defense has allowed only 13 points in two games. It forced four Fremont turnovers. Mario Rosas, Michael Cintron and Jimmy Nguyen each had a fumble recovery.

Independence 8 13 6 7_34

Fremont 0 0 0 8_ 8

I — Lopez 97 punt return. (Lopez run)

I — Lopez 90 punt return (kick failed)

I — Rodriguez 4 run (Lopez kick)

I — Rodriguez 17 run (kick failed).

I — Ulu 18 run (Lopez kick)

F — Scoring not available.

Records — Independence 1-1; Fremont 0-2.

LYNBROOK 34, DEL MAR 7

Junior running back Austin Brady ran for a touchdown and threw for another as Lynbrook won its season opener over host Del Mar. Eric Pecher had the only score for the Dons on a 5-yard run.

Lynbrook 7 14 13 0–34

Del Mar 7 0 0 0–7

L — Oko fumble recovery (Ferrario kick)

DM — Pecher 5 run (Pecher kick)

L — Doi 21 run (Ferrario kick)

L — Brady 22 pass from Zamagni (Ferrario kick)

L — Wilson 29 pass from Brady (Ferrario kick)

Records — Lynbrook 1-0; Del Mar 0-1.

SARATOGA 45, GILROY 29

Saratoga scored 14 points in the first quarter and never looked back to beat visiting Gilroy. Falcons quarterback Kevin Smith connected on 10 of 15 passes for 115 yards to lead Saratoga to its first win of the season.

Gilroy 0 “‚ 7 “‚8 “‚ 14–29

Saratoga 14 “‚17 “‚7 “‚ 7–45

G — Scoring not available.

S — Scoring not available.

Records — Gilroy 1-1; Saratoga 1-1.

CUPERTINO 34, JAMES LICK 0

Quarterback Brady Wood threw for three touchdowns and James Duggan added two field goals as Cupertino defeated James Lick in the season opener for both teams.

C — Duggan 58 pass from Wood (Duggan kick)

C — Duggan 27 FG

C — Duggan 22 FG

C — Figueroa 37 pass from Wood (Duggan kick)

C — Arustamov 4 run (Duggan kick)

C — Viet 4 yd pass from Wood (Duggan kick)

Records — Cupertino 1-0; James Lick 0-1.

MOREAU CATHOLIC 27 BRANHAM 14

Branham (0-2) got on the scoreboard on Tom McMahon’s 38-yard pass to Chris McDonough with 9:07 left in the game, but that wasn’t nearly enough in the non-league game in Hayward. The Mariners responded immediately after Branham’s touchdown as Joey Fiandor ran the ensuing kickoff back 85 yards. Darren Brown scored the final touchdown for the Bruins with 5:43 left. Adam Robinson threw two touchdown passes for Moreau.

HALF MOON BAY 39, SCOTTS VALLEY 14

Half Moon Bay scored four unanswered touchdowns in the second half to earn a 39-14 non-league victory over visiting Scotts Valley. Half Moon Bay running back Dominic Sena rushed for 218 yards in 26 carries and scored on runs of 21, 68 and 7 yards to lead the Cougars (1-1). Half Moon Bay’s defense forced five turnovers and limited Scotts Valley’s offense to 10 plays in the second half. Scotts Valley (0-2) scored in the first half on a 92-yard pass from Alex Howard to Stephen Doub and then took a short-lived 14-12 lead on a 25-yard run by Erik Rohrkemper with two minutes gone in the third quarter.

Scotts Valley 0 7 7 0 – 14

Half Moon Bay 6 6 8 19 – 39

HMB – Sena 21 (kick failed)

SV – Doub 92 pass from Howard (Beito kick)

HMB – Carrillo 11 pass from Meyers (kick failed)

SV – Rohrkenper 25 run (Beito kick)

HMB – Huerta 1 run (Sena run)

HMB – Sena 68 run (run failed)

HMB – Sena 7 run (run failed)

HMB – Walter 7 run (Flores kick)

Records — Scots Valley 0-2; HMB 1-1

SEQUOIA 45, GALILEO 36

James Beekley passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more to lead Sequoia to the non-league victory. Will Langi was on the receiving end of all three of Beekley’s touchdown passes. Beekley passed for 215 yards and rushed for 76. “Tonight, they were selling out to stop the run, so it opened us up to pass,” Sequoia coach Rob Poulos said. “Then they spread out, and the run was back open again. We can run and pass pretty decently.”

Galileo 6 14 8 8 – 36

Sequoia 10 14 21 0 – 45

G – Nelson 86 kickoff return (run failed)

S – Beekley 14 run (Jenkins kick)

S – Jenkins 32 FG

S – Beekley 24 run (Jenkins kick)

G – Lu 7 run (run failed)

S – Langi 44 pass from Beekley (Jenkins kick)

G – Buckner 26 pass from Lu (Nelson run)

S – Langi 52 pass from Beekley (Jenkins kick)

G – Kay 30 pass from Lu (Buckner pass from Lu)

S – Beekley 4 run (Jenkins kick)

S – Langi 20 pass from Beekley (Jenkins kick)

G – Buckner 18 pass from Lu (Kay pass from Lu)

Records — Sequoia 2-0; Galileo 1-1

HILLSDALE 41, YERBA BUENA 0

Damien Carter and Anthony Huni scored two touchdowns apiece as Hillsdale (2-0) rolled to an easy win. Carter, a junior running back/linebacker, scored on an 18-yard run in the second quarter and added a 33-yard interception return to put Hillsdale up 28-0. Huni, a senior wide receiver, caught a 27-yard TD pass from junior quarterback Yannis Tsagarakis early in the second quarter, then returned a punt 77 yards for another score later in the period. Running back Tyler Kelly and backup quarterback Nick Serrata each scored rushing touchdowns for Hillsdale. Defensively, the Knights held Yerba Buena to just 45 total yards.